Time boxes

Thursday October 13th, 2016 , Contemporary Art, Events and Exhibitions

LE SCATOLE DEL TEMPO (TIME BOXES) BY ENRICO MARIANI

There are images documenting the present that seem to narrate stories of an undefined future.
Enrico Mariani dedicated to this theme a project entitled Scatole del tempo (Time boxes) that it will be presented in an exhibition from October 13^th to 23^rd October 2016 (now to 1st November) at the Palazzo Baronale di Calcata (in province of Viterbo, Lazio).
With a selection of 14 silver nitrate photos, the artist will ask you to reflect upon the relativity of our perception.

Orlando Furioso: 500th anniversary of Ariosto’s masterpiece

Wednesday October 12th, 2016 , Events and Exhibitions

Tiziano Vecellio, Ritratto di Ariosto (1510 circa). National Gallery di Londra. Image source: it.wikipedia.org

ORLANDO FURIOSO: 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARIOSTO’S MASTERPIECE

In 2016 several anniversaries will be celebrated.
The 500^th anniversary of the death of Giovanni Bellini will be commemorated, about which I talked on the occasion of the exhibition in Venice of The Drunkenness of Noah, his last masterpiece. But also the 500^th anniversary of the first edition of Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando or Raging Orlando) (1516) will be celebrated.

On the occasion of this event, the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara will host the exhibition “ORLANDO FURIOSO 500 ANNI. Cosa vedeva Ariosto quando chiudeva gli occhi” (“ORLANDO FURIOSO 500 YEARS. What did Ariosto see when he closed his eyes”) on view from September 24^th 2016 to January 8^th 2017.

Since I haven’t seen the exhibition yet, I can’t talk about the works on display, the exhibition set-up, and everything I usually talk about when I suggest you an event you can’t miss.
Instead, I want tell you why this anniversary is so important, and why I put this exhibition on my list of unmissable exhibitions in October.

Maya: the scribe of the gods

Tuesday October 11th, 2016 , More than art

THE SCRIBE OG THE GODS

This exceptional sculpture shows a howler monkey-man richly attired with an elaborate water lily headdress and a serpent on his forearm.
In his hands he holds a brush and an ink pot.
For the Mayas the monkey was the patron of the arts and responsible for communicating the intentions of the gods to the people by means of writing.

5 things to know about Rubens

Monday October 10th, 2016 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

Pieter Paul Rubens, Autoritratto, 1630 ca. – Antwerp, Rubens House – © Beeldarchief Collectie Antwerpen. Image source: www.artribune.com

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RUBENS

Peter Paul Rubens was a painter who had several interests.
Since his first experiences in the workshops of his masters, he proved to be curious and desirous for knowledge, making a long training journey to Italy, which allowed him to study in depth ancient and modern art, but also to establish relationships with the most refined courts at that time.

5 things to know about Peter Paul Rubens.

RIVUS ALTUS. 10.000 visual fragments from the Rialto Bridge

Sunday October 9th, 2016 , Contemporary Art, Events and Exhibitions

RIVUS ALTUS. 10,000 VISUAL FRAGMENTS FROM THE RIALTO BRIDGE

Venice, an ancient convent renovated with the most modern technologies, 1,354 photos-fragments, 264 hours lying in wait, 15,963 portrayed people.
These are the ingredients of Rivus Altus, a photographic exhibition illustrating one of the most famous places in the world, the Rialto Bridge.

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